UCLA Heads Basketball Poll As No 1 Team In Nation
UCLA remains undefeated and undisputed at No 1 in the Associated Press weekly poll. The Bruins swept all 28 first place votes, reaching 1000 points, with Maryland, Marquette, North Carolina State, Minnesota, and Long Beach State rounding out the top six. Missouri climbed to No 7, while Penn enters at No 8 and Southwest Louisiana falls to No 9. Vanderbilt completes the top 10 as Indiana drops from the list.
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Madden questions call on Raiders playoff loss
Oakland coach John Madden says NFL officials used no replay and erred on Franco Harris’s last second touchdown reception that gave Pittsburgh a 13-7 win. He argues John Fuqua was hit by Jack Tatum before the ball touched Fuqua, making Harris’s catch illegal.
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College basketball holiday tournaments test unbeaten teams
UCLA the national champion with a 165 5 record and a 51 game win streak faces Drake in the Sugar Bowl opener at New Orleans. Maryland meets Georgia Tech in the Maryland Invitational. Marquette, Minnesota, Long Beach State, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and Villanova also play in early round games across multiple tournaments as the holiday slate begins.
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Sooners Arrive in New Orleans for Sugar Bowl Defense
No. 2 Oklahoma arrives in New Orleans to prepare for the Sugar Bowl defense against Penn State. Both teams at 10-1, with USC’s Rose Bowl result looming a possible national title scramble if Ohio State defeats the Trojans. Coach Chuck Fairbanks downplays the championship and praises Penn State’s balanced offense and defense.
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Buckeye scout cites great college teams from eras
Pasadena AP Buckeye scout Esco Sarkkinen, in his 27th OSU season, names the 1947-48 Michigan squad, mid-40s Michigan teams, and three OSU Rex Kern teams as the greatest eras. He ranks USC’s 11 straight wins separately, noting Ohio State's 1969 Rose Bowl triumph over USC.
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